A drawing of the new Kentucky state house, flanked by smaller drawings of the four previous structures. The smaller drawings, which are framed with circles, are labeled "temporary state house 1793," "1st state house 1794-1813," "2nd state house,...

Aerial view of OFC Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky. View of buildings at center, farmland behind and river in front. There is a cluster of about seven buildings with dark roofs. There is also a water tower, amid trees. Stamp: "Bowman-Park Aero Co....

After having hosted the wife of Kentucky Governor Flem D. Sampson at her first American Folk Song Festival at the Traipsin' Woman Cabin in 1930, Jean Thomas was invited to the Governor's mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky, the following year to discuss...

After having hosted the wife of Kentucky Governor Flem D. Sampson at her first American Folk Song Festival at the Traipsin' Woman Cabin in 1930, Jean Thomas was invited to the Governor's mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky, the following year to discuss...

Albert B. "Happy" Chandler and wife, Mildred Watkins Chandler, with Keen Johnson and wife, Eunice Nichols Johnson. They are all dressed in formal wear, among a group of people, probably on the occasion of Chandler's inauguration as Governor of...

Albert B. "Happy" Chandler of Versailles, Kentucky, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), reading from a paper and holding a gavel. Photograph has been cut irregularly, the paper he is holding has been cut from the picture.

Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), and wife, Mildred Watkins Chandler, making their way through a crowd of people, possibly on the occasion of Chandler's inauguration. Handwritten on back of...

Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), with Ruby Laffoon (right) (Governor of Kentucky from 1931-1935) and Joe Burman (center) (Chandler's aide), possibly on the occasion of Chandler's...

Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1931-1935 and Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), seated at a desk with two unidentified men, with eleven men standing behind them. Photograph has a few...

Arsenal of the Kentucky National Guard in Frankfort, Kentucky, engulfed in flames as fire services try to put out the fire and spectators look on. The arsenal caught on fire during the night of June 30, 1933, after an explosion on the second floor....

Ballroom at the Governor's Mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky. It is a curved room with three high, curtained windows shown, a piano, and wooden chairs all along the wall. The parquet floor is empty. Two crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling, which...

Bottling room, OFC Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky. Two long tables face from front to back. At the table at left, women are seated at either side of a conveyor belt of bottles, with more bottles gathered at the conveyor belt's sides. The table at...

Built by the Lexington and Ohio Railroad Company in 1848, the tunnel allowed trains to travel directly into Frankfort, Kentucky. Railroad tracks lead into the tunnel, and the steep cliff of the adjacent mountain clearly illustrates the engineering...

Capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky, a Beaux-Arts style building with columns and dome, and a statue, lawn, and two driveways in front. A car drives away from the building at left. The photograph has been marked in white to be cropped, with "5...

Capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky, a Beaux-Arts style building with columns and dome, and a statue, lawn, and two driveways in front. The photograph has been retouched along the dome and sky. Caption on back of image: "All of Kentucky's first...